DENR DENR- Calabarzon Regional Executive Director Nilo B. Tamoria (left) and PENRO- Quezon chief Raymond Rivera lead the tree hugging activity. Photo by GEMI FORMARAN

DENR- Calabarzon promotes tree hugging movement

February 18, 2022 Gemi Formaran 810 views

LUCENA CITY — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) through its Forest Management Bureau has introduced an alternative way of celebrating Valentine’s Day.

The initiative, dubbed as “The Tree Hugging Campaign”, which originated with the Chipko Movement in the 1970s emphasizes the interdependence of humans and the environment.

DENR- Calabarzon Regional Executive Director Nilo B. Tamoria, together with his Assistant Regional Directors, Provincial and Community Environment and Natural Resources Officers, has shown solidarity by hugging native trees in various locations.

The tree-hugging initiative is a five-day campaign, from February 14-18, that aims to promote social as well as possible health benefits from nurturing our forest and the environment. It also aims to raise awareness of the tree-hugging movement, as well as introduce an alternative way on spending Valentine’s day.

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